蟠踞

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 蟠踞 – see 盤踞 (“to illegally or forcibly occupy; to be entrenched”).
(This term, 蟠踞, is a variant form of 盤踞.)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蟠 踞
ばん
Hyōgaiji		 きょ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternate forms

Verb

蟠踞する (hiragana ばんきょ, rōmaji bankyo)

  1. (literally or figuratively) to put down roots, to take root, to become well established
    巨木 (きょぼく)が蟠 (ばん)踞 (きょ)する
    kyoboku ga bankyosuru
    the large tree is well-rooted
    胸 (きょう)中 (ちゅう)に蟠 (ばん)踞 (きょ)する夫 (おっと)
    kyōchū ni bankyosuru otto
    my husband firmly in mind (literally: “established in my heart”)
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